Uhambo lweMarathon lukaVeronica Webb

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UVeronica Webb uneeveki ezili-12 kuphela ukulungiselela iNew York City Marathon. Xa waqala ukuqeqesha, akazange akwazi ukuqhuba ngaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezingama-5, kodwa isizathu esifanelekileyo samkhuthaza ukuba ahambe umgama. Imodeli ithetha ngokubaleka kwemarathon, inkqubo yakhe yokuzilolonga kunye nokoyisa imiqobo.

Q: Yintoni eyakhuthaza ukuba uqeqeshele iNew York City Marathon?

A: Ndifumene umnxeba we-SOS ovela eHarlem United ukuba bafuna uncedo lokuhlangabezana neenjongo zabo zokufumana imali. Babedibanisa iqela elbaleka imarathon kwaye bandicela ukuba ndibekhona. IHarlem United ngumboneleli ngenkonzo kaGawulayo. Imodeli yabo yezonyango ibalasele kwaye iphelele. Banikezela ngayo yonke into ukusuka kwisondlo kunye nokuzilolonga ukuya kunyango lobugcisa kunye nokhathalelo lwasekhaya. Basebenza ngokukhethekileyo kubemi abagula ngengqondo, abakhotyokiswe ziziyobisi okanye abangenamakhaya--abantu abawela ngaphandle komnatha wokhuseleko ngokweenkonzo ze-HIV/AIDS.

Q: Yayiyintoni inkqubo yakho yoqeqesho?

A: Ndifuna ukuzama imarathon ukubaleka, kodwa into ihlala ivele: bendinomntwana kunye necandelo le-C okanye ndonzakele okanye andicingi ukuba ndingabaleka kude kangaka. Ndiqeqeshe ukusebenzisa indlela yeJeff Galloway RUN-WALK-RUN. Ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti, andizange ndikwazi ukubaleka ngaphezu kweemayile ezi-5--yayiludonga lwam olo. Ndaye ndanyusa kancinci umgama wam ndisebenzisa inkqubo yoqeqesho yokubaleka iGalloway. Phakathi ku-Septemba, bendinokwenza i-18 yeekhilomitha. Ukuba ngumama oxakekileyo, kufuneka uqeqeshe xa unako, kusasa okanye emva kokuba abantwana belele.

Q: Lwalunjani usuku lwakho lomdyarho?

A: Yinto uziphuzise ngokwakho mzuzu. Ukubona iimbaleki ezikumgangatho ophezulu, iimbaleki ezikhubazekileyo kunye nesitulo esinamavili, oko kukunika ingqiqo yokwenene yokuba ulapha nabantu abaye boyisa yonke imiceli mngeni yabo ukuze baphile ubomi obungenamida. Uthando lwalukho kuyo yonke indawo. Kwakukhuthaza ukungqongwa ngabantu abaninzi ababeleqa injongo ethile.

Q: Ngaphandle kokubaleka, loluphi uhlobo lwenkqubo yokuzilolonga oyilandelayo?

A: Ndiyazithanda iikettlebells, i-yoga kunye neCapoeira [uhlobo lomdaniso waseBrazil kunye nobugcisa bokulwa].

Q: Kukuthini ukutya okuqhelekileyo?

A: Ukutya kwam kuyahambelana. Ndiyayithanda iyogathi yamaGrike ngesidlo sakusasa. Nditya iisaladi ezimbini ezinkulu ngemini, inyama ebusiweyo okanye intlanzi, kunye nemifuno eluhlaza eluhlaza kwisidlo ngasinye. Ndatya iitapile, irayisi emdaka, nelentile kakhulu ngoxa ndandiziqeqesha. Ngenye impelaveki ngenyanga ndizonwabisa ngayo yonke into endiyifunayo. Udinga iintsuku zokukhohlisa kungenjalo awukwazi ukusinda kwi-PMS!

Ukufunda ngakumbi ngeHarlem United okanye wenze igalelo, ndwendwela iphepha lomnikelo likaVeronica Webb.

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